Subject: Rotary engine myths
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 5/28/2011, 11:04 PM
To: AAA Put this in the To box


Since we got the RV4 we need to roll it out to work on it
as the canopy will not open all the way under the Cessna wing.

Every now and then some guy comes along and criticizes the rotary.
They have a whole list of complaints. What they don't
like most is Tracy's PSRU adapter plate and spacer blocks.
"That will never work!"

I am thinking of fabricator an aluminum cover that hides
the adapter plate and spacer blocks so they cannot see them :)

Other questions abound.
What about the seals?
Aren't rotaries loud?
Don't they burn too much gas?
"Automotive engines don't hold up in aircraft service."

Time for a printed FAQ.
When some critic shows up I'll just hand him the printed FAQ sheet
and get some work done :)

Paul Lamar

Most of the people talked to- and they always come around as I'm getting
ready to fly- are pretty interested and complimentary about the
installation. I did get a kick out of one guy during aviation day
remarking that the airplane wasn't even flyable or finished because the
builder had duct taped the landing gear on. ( I taped up the gear leg
fairings to the fuselage with duct tape as a stopgap measure until I
finish the intersection fairings. I didn't let on that I was the builder.)

Brian Trubee

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